Given name & surname
Dharani
“a minor goddess”
Dharani is used as a given name and a surname. One Hindi interpretation is “a minor goddess.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Hindi interpretation is “a minor goddess.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Hindi.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2023. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Dharani through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 0 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 234 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Dharani’s family of names
Dharani has a related form in Daranee. Dharani has a related form in Daranea. Dharani has a related form in Daraney.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Daraneavariant
- Dharaneavariant
- Daraneyvariant
- Dharaneyvariant
- Daranyvariant
- Dharanyvariant
- Daraneevariant
- Dharaneevariant
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